I tried writing in a diary, several times, when I was young. It never lasted very long. I find I need the validation. If no one read my blog I'd stop blogging.

Tracy, I'm with you. At one time...and, there are still times...there were subjects and issues that I really wanted to focus on or elaborate on. I was intent on keeping up with everybody else (in the frequency of posting, commenting, adding more friends, and covering the same topics plus some of my own). It was wonderful, to say the least, because I was really involved in something I loved, enjoyed, learned from, shared, and felt a sense of importance, friendship, and I was actually "giving" something and learning at the same time. However, it isn't always like that...not in any area of my life...that I have that much intensity, time, drive, or interest at all times. There are other things in life, too, and I found I needed and wanted to devote more time and energy in those things. I still want to blog, I still enjoy reading blogs, and I love my friends in the blogging world...so, I still want to write, read, learn, and interact. But, it's not so obsessively compulsive anymore, it's not a competition...it is simply something I enjoy including in my life along with other things. I may get "on a roll" at times, but then will ease off again, depending on my mood, what else may be going on, and a number of other things. I do want to see what others write about, I will still comment and reply, I might get into a debate or I may offer advice or suggestions...or, I may not, depending on whether it will be helpful or a waste of time (especially along the lines of arguing).

I just know that I enjoy reading whatever you post and I look forward to seeing them whenever you do post and I get a chance to see them. Whatever you choose to write about is what YOU want/choose to write about, and that's the way it should be, anyway...maybe that's why I like your posts so much.

Sometimes I just want to share information to my blog friends and other times, I want to express thoughts or feelings. It just depends on the day.